How to say "faith" in Arabic
CognateMeaningfaith
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
إِيمَان
īmānאימאן
إيمان
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
אמונה
emunaإِمُونَا
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
أ-م-نHebrew root
א-מ-ןRoot ʾ-m-n, 'to be firm, trustworthy' — the same root gives Hebrew אמונה (faith), אמן (amen, 'so be it, firmly') and נאמן (faithful). Īmān and אמונה are twins.
Related Hebrew word:אמונהemunaإِمُونَا
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In a phrase
قَوِيّ الْإِيمَان
qawiyy al-īmānקוי אל-אימאןstrong in faith